"Valuing the Study of Religion" with Practical Theology
From Thomas A. Tweed’s Presidential Address, “Valuing the Study of Religion,” at the 2015 American Academy of Religion Annual Meeting — much of which relates more or less directly to different ways of proceeding in practical theology today, inviting further conversation with and among practical theologians: Below, I’ve excerpted a few sentences that seem relevant […]
Practical Theology, Airplanes, and the International Space Station
How do practical theologians work with the responses that human-made flying vehicles evoke in people? My family rented a small plane for several years when I was a child, and my father (who had been a pilot in the Air Force) would take us flying. Other times, we would go to simply watch airplanes take […]
Advance Registration for APT 2016 Biennial Closes in One Month
One month left for online registration for the APT 2016 Biennial Conference! Registration and priority access to special events closes on Thursday 10 March. After that, registration will only be on-site during the conference weekend in April. Registration is here: http://www.fordham.edu/info/25061/2016_apt_conference
"Faith and Finance: Counting the Cost of Theological Education"
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Sarah Coakley on 'transformative' practices and arguments about God
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James Nieman on "Ministerial Wisdom"
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Special Events at the Biennial Conference
In addition to plenary sessions, paper sessions, and invited presentations, we have a number of special events planned for the Biennial Conference in April, where our theme is “Live, Move, and Have Being: Migration and Practical Theology.” Among the special events are: [1] Tour of the United Nations for conference registrants who wish to sign […]
AAR Statement on Institutional Practices Concerning Contingent Faculty
[click post title to see the document] Many practical theologians work as adjunct/contingent faculty. The topic of our Association of Practical Theology session at the American Academy of Religion in 2014 was “Forming Practical Theologians for Emerging Spaces of Employment.” Adjunct/contingent labor is not only “emerging,” it seems to be ensconced already as part of […]
Diana Hayes lecture, "Standing in the Shoes My Mother Made"
[click post title to see the video] “Standing in the Shoes My Mother Made: Womanist Theology”
Reminder: APT Biennial Conference Registration
A reminder that registration for the APT 2016 Biennial Conference (New York City, Friday 8 April through Sunday 10 April) is open online now. Registration online is open only until Thursday 10 March! Our theme is “Live, Move, and Have Being: Migration and Practical Theology.” The Biennial registration cost has not gone up from the […]